2020 Kentucky Wildcats softball team

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2020 Kentucky Wildcats softball
Kentucky Wildcats logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
Record4–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kristine Himes
  • Molly Belcher
Home stadiumJohn Cropp Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Florida  ‍‍‍3–0 1.00023–4 .852
No. 23 Missouri  ‍‍‍3–0 1.00019–7 .731
No. 11 Kentucky  ‍‍‍2–1 .66720–4 .833
No. 14 Georgia  ‍‍‍2–1 .66723–5 .821
No. 10 Alabama  ‍‍‍2–1 .66714–8 .636
No. 20 Arkansas  ‍‍‍1–2 .33319–6 .760
No. 16 South Carolina  ‍‍‍1–2 .33317–6 .739
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍1–2 .33317–9 .654
No. 21 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍0–0 –25–3 .893
No. 5 LSU  ‍‍‍0–0 –21–3 .875
Tennessee  ‍‍‍0–0 –14–9 .609
Auburn  ‍‍‍0–3 .00016–11 .593
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍0–3 .00012–13 .480
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 13, 2020 [1]
Rankings from NFCA

The 2020 Kentucky Wildcats softball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats played their home games at John Cropp Stadium.

Contents

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2019 season 36–24 overall, and 14–10 in the SEC to finish in a tie for second in the conference. The Wildcats hosted a regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament and later advanced to the Seattle Super Regional against Washington. The Wildcats were defeated by the Huskies 0 games to 2 as the Huskies advanced to the WCWS.

Preseason

SEC preseason poll

The SEC preseason poll was released on January 15, 2020. [2]

Media poll
Predicted finishTeam
1Alabama
2Tennessee
3LSU
4Kentucky
5Florida
6Georgia
7Arkansas
8Ole Miss
9South Carolina
10Missouri
11Auburn
12Mississippi State
Texas A&M

Schedule and results

2020 Kentucky Wildcats Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
February 7vs. Liberty
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 15Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, FL 		W 6–2M. Schorman (1–0)K. Keeney (0–1)2001–0
February 7vs. Texas State
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 15Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 2–1G. Baalman (1–0)T. McCann (0–1)3212–0
February 8vs. NC State
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 15Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 6–2 (5)A. Humes (1–0)S. Nester (1–1)3113–0
February 8vs. Flag of the United States.svg USA National Team
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 15Eddie C. Moore ComplexL 0–7Exh.
February 9vs. No. 8 Minnesota
NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic		No. 15Eddie C. Moore ComplexW 7–0M. Schorman (2–0) A. Fiser (2–2)4–0
February 14vs. Boise State No. 10 Farrington Softball Stadium
Tempe, AZ
February 14at No. 23 Arizona State No. 10Farrington Softball Stadium
February 15vs. Illinois State No. 10Farrington Softball Stadium
February 15at No. 23 Arizona StateNo. 10Farrington Softball Stadium
February 16vs. Detroit Mercy No. 10Farrington Softball Stadium
February 19at Middle Tennessee No. 13Blue Raider Softball Stadium
Murfreesboro, TN
February 21vs. Georgia Tech No. 13Samford Softball Stadium
Birmingham, AL
February 21at Samford No. 13Samford Softball Stadium
February 22vs. DePaul No. 13Samford Softball Stadium
February 22vs. Georgia TechNo. 13Samford Softball Stadium
February 23vs. DePaulNo. 13Samford Softball Stadium
February 27at UCF No. 12UCF Softball Complex
Orlando, FL
February 28vs. Loyola–Chicago No. 12 Winter Springs, FL
February 28vs. FIU No. 12Winter Springs, FL
February 29vs. Western Michigan No. 12Winter Springs, FL
February 29vs. Detroit MercyNo. 12Winter Springs, FL
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
March 1vs. Dartmouth No. 12Winter Springs, FL
March 7 Texas A&M John Cropp Stadium
Lexington, KY
March 8Texas A&MJohn Cropp Stadium
March 9Texas A&MJohn Cropp Stadium
March 11 Marshall John Cropp Stadium
March 13at Mississippi State Nusz Park
Starkville, MS
March 14at Mississippi StateNusz Park
March 15at Mississippi StateNusz Park
March 17 Northern Kentucky John Cropp Stadium
March 18at Miami (OH) Miami Softball Stadium
Oxford, OH
March 20 Florida John Cropp Stadium
March 21FloridaJohn Cropp Stadium
March 22FloridaJohn Cropp Stadium
March 25at Western Kentucky WKU Softball Complex
Bowling Green, KY
March 27 Tennessee John Cropp Stadium
March 28TennesseeJohn Cropp Stadium
March 29TennesseeJohn Cropp Stadium
March 31at Ohio State Buckeye Field
Columbus, OH
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
April 4at Georgia Turner Softball Stadium
Athens, GA
April 5at GeorgiaTurner Softball Stadium
April 6at GeorgiaTurner Softball Stadium
April 8 Morehead State John Cropp Stadium
April 10at Oklahoma OU Softball Complex
Norman, OK
April 11at OklahomaOU Softball Complex
April 17at Missouri Mizzou Softball Stadium
Columbia, MO
April 18at MissouriMizzou Softball Stadium
April 19at MissouriMizzou Softball Stadium
April 22at Eastern Kentucky Gertrude Hood Field
Richmond, KY
April 24 Arkansas John Cropp Stadium
April 25ArkansasJohn Cropp Stadium
April 26ArkansasJohn Cropp Stadium
April 29 Louisville John Cropp Stadium
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
May 1at Ole Miss Ole Miss Softball Complex
Oxford, MS
May 2at Ole MissOle Miss Softball Complex
May 3at Ole MissOle Miss Softball Complex
Postseason
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentSeedSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSECT Record
May 6–9 Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled
Bold = Kentucky team member
Source: [3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA poll.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today151013121011
Softball America [4] 20914141011
ESPN.com/USA Softball161011131011т
D1Softball171013141313

References

  1. ↑ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Alabama softball named preseason favorite for 2020". SEC Sports. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rachel Lawson Unveils 2020 Kentucky Softball Schedule" (Press release). University of Kentucky Department of Athletics. November 19, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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